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... These slow down the thyroid hormone production and
need to be taken over several months. They are
effective and safe, but after discontinuation, the thyroid
disease may recur.
Very rarely, these medicines can cause a low white
blood cell count, and increase the risk of infection.
Therefore when taki ...

... Hypothyroidism occurs when the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone.
The prefix hypo means below. The thyroid gland uses iodine to produce thyroid hormones. A lack of
iodine (naturally available from seafood) in the diet may be the cause of the problem.
The symptoms of hypothyroidis ...

... Graves’ disease have redness and irritation of
the eyes at some time, less than five percent ever
develop enough inflammation of the eye tissues
to cause serious or permanent trouble. Patients
who have more than very mild eye symptoms
do require an evaluation with an eye doctor (an
ophthalmologist) ...

... • Healthy patients have “killer” cell that attack and
destroy foreign invades such as viruses
• The transplant patient’s immune system is
incapable of mounting an effective immune
response
• The patient’s tissues are felt to be “foreign” and
are damaged by the “killer” cells in the transplant
...

... The result of this pathway is a negative feedback loop
 When the body needs more heat
or experiences low thyroxin
levels, TRH is released from the
hypothalamus which stimulates
the release of TSH from the anterior
pituitary which then stimulates
the release of thyroxin from the
thyroid gland which ...

... Hypothyroidism (HYPO) is a common medical condition in the general population. The clinical presentations of thyroid hormone deficiency are diverse, complicated, and often
overlooked. HYPO is a potential aetiology for multiple somatic complaints and a variety of psychological disturbances. The physi ...

... In a few patients, there are CNS symptoms such as insomnia, amnesia, hallucinations, delusions, and personality
change (usually called Morvans Syndrome). This is a rare condition which can resolve spontaneously or following
treatment. About 40% have a thymoma or other tumour; and only about 60% of a ...

... a 6-year period showed that 61% had Bannwarth's syndrome with
paresis, a painful lymphocytic meningoradiculitis, during the second
stage of the disease. CNS involvement in the early stages was rare; 4%
had myelitis and 1 patient had acute encephalitis. The final morbidity
after a 3 year median follo ...

... Other symptoms depend on which bones are
affected. Enlarged bones can pinch nerves and
cause tingling and numbness. If the disease
affects the hips or knees it can cause arthritis,
limping, and pain or stiffness of the knee or hip. If
it affects the legs, they can become bowed. If the
skull is affec ...

... Relapsing progressive MS – As with primary progressive MS, symptoms slowly
worsen, however in this case there may be one or more relapses that provide some
relief to the patients.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis of MS is based on a patient’s medical history, neurological examination
and an MRI of the brain and ...

... High prolactin levels will inhibit gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) production in
the hypothalamus, which is needed for LH and FSH production in the pituitary, needed for
normal ovarian function thus causing amenorrhea.
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